Wednesday 22 April 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 19:367:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:526:52 AM
Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 19 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Caturthī | 18:196:19 PM | Pañcamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 13:451:45 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 23:0511:05 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:526:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:217:21 PM | 20:578:57 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:584:58 AM+1 | 30:346:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |